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Video by Kids/for Kids from Progressive Agriculture

Tractor Supply, RFD TV, and Progressive Agriculture Foundation have joined together to create a video "This Old Farm," which is introduces children to farm hazards and proper precautions. Narrated and performed by children, the 20-minute presentation celebrates the pleasures of living in the country while moving through a series of farm environments and discussing hazards. Viewers are encouraged to watch for hazards and find them before the characters in the video do. The children do chores and investigate barns, haylofts, personal protective equipment, and vehicles.

View the video online at the Progressive Agriculture Foundation Web site, http://www.progressiveag.org/.

National Farm Safety and Health Week: ATV Safety

Each September, the National Educational Center for Farm Safety sponsors Farm Safety and Health Week. This year's event occurs September 19-25 with the theme "ATVs: Work Smart, Ride Safe." Check the Web site at www.necasag.org for PSAs and safety fliers that can be used as educational tools in conjunction with the campaign.

Farm Safety Activities from FS4JK

You can find a dozen great safety activity sheets for children at the Farm Safety 4 Just Kids Web site. Activities include crossword puzzles, mazes, connect the dot, word search, and even sudoku. The sheets feature various aspects of farm safety, such as tractors, grain, and animals.

Download these activity sheets at http://www.fs4jk.org/games_puzzles.htm.

"Simple Solutions: Ergonomics for Farm Workers" Publication Available

"Simple Solutions: Ergonomics for Farm Workers" is a collection of tip sheets that show a variety of cost-effective methods for reducing chronic ergonomic injuries, which are most common in the back, shoulders, arms, and hands.

We have a box full of these booklets and would be happy to share them. Take a look at the publication online, and if you want some copies, write me and let me know how many you want.

You can review the publication online at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2001-111/.

Drive Safely Work Week: Oct. 4-8

Drive Safely Work Week – sponsored by the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety, in partnership with the Department of Transportation – get involved. The 2010 tool kit can be downloaded free through September 20th.

Free Safety Management System Class

When: September 23, 2010 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: UF TREEO Center, 3900 SW 63rd Blvd., Gainesville, FL, 32608

About This Course: This course will provide a thorough review of the ANZI Z10-2005 Standard, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. The integration of this Standard with international management systems for Quality (ISO 9001) and the Environment (ISO 14001) will be addressed. This free course, developed through an OSHA Susan Harwood grant, is intended for anyone desiring to learn about the elements of ANZI Z10-2005 and practical strategies for integrating them into existing management systems.
Instructor: Douglas Dean, PE, CIH
Cost: Participants pay no fee for this training as it is paid for through a grant

To Register: For more information and to register online: www.z10iso.com

Free Walking Working Surfaces Webinar Available for Review Online

LBJ is aware that a number of interested parties were unable to attend the entirety of the recent walking/working surfaces program, so they have made it available online onslideshare.net. You can access LJB's OSHA webinar presentation, including audio, at this link.

Access to API Safety and US Government-cited Standards

API (American Petroleum Institute) intends to provide online public access to key industry standards, including a broad range of safety standards, most of which were previously only available by purchase. These standards will be available as "Read Only" access and API will host these documents on www.api.org. These documents are available for public interest only and will not be able to be edited, downloaded, printed, or shared. Once changes to the API website are complete, approximately 160 standards will be available online. The standards represent almost one-third of all API standards and will include all that are safety-related. See http://www.api.org/Publications/api-cited-documents.cfm for more information.

Applied Ergonomics Conference and Expo March 21-24, 2011

The Applied Ergonomics Conference will be held at the Hilton Orlando, 6001 Destination Parkway. Every year attendees gather from around the world to share best practices with other professionals in ergonomics, healthcare, safety, human resources and risk management. Share your company's success story or present a recent case study. They are seeking abstracts from professionals, academics and students that focus on one or more of the following tracks: ergonomics programs, ergonomics policies revealed, ergonomics for the non-traditional work forces, applied research

Lean initiatives and ergonomics, auditing the ergonomics process, office ergonomics programs and applications, manufacturing applications, special populations, healthcare return to work programs. See http://www.iienet2.org/ergo/conference/ for more information.

Florida Section AIHA Fall 2010 Conference

This fall FL AIHA is again going back to the Jacksonville area and the beautiful Marriott’s Renaissance Hotel at the World Golf Village. Fall Professional Development Courses and General Session will be held on Wednesday Sept 22, Thursday, Sept. 23, and Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. See http://www.FLSectionAIHA.org for more information.

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

Walking Working Surfaces OSHA Proposed Standard FREE Webinar

In May, OSHA released proposed changes to the 29 CFR 1910 general industry regulation, which would revise the existing walking-working surfaces and personal protective equipment standards. This webinar focuses on the primary aspects of the proposed regulation changes that may impact your fall protection program. The webinar will provide an overview of the content and details on where and how to review the proposed changes prior to the comment deadline.

This course is intended for safety professionals and engineers in the public and private sectors. Thursday, August 19 at 1 p.m. EASTERN. Please click this link to register for that session. CEU’s are provided.

Campaign Encourages Public to be Safety Around Pools and Spas

To increase awareness about pool safety and to reduce child fatalities and entrapments in pools and spas, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has kicked off its Pool Safely campaign which encourages the public to take an extra safety step in and round the water to prevent incidents. See www.poolsafety.gov or twitter.com/OnSafety.

Liberty Mutual Releases 2009 Safety Index

Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety has released the 2009 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index. See www.libertymutual.com/researchinstitute.

Free Materials to Combat Distracted Driving

Organizations can download the Drive Safely Work Week 2010 Tool Kit free of charge through Sept. 20 when they complete a simple online survey. The week is a partnership of NETS and DOT, which will present a Distracted Driving Summit on Sept. 21. To read the complete article, please go to:
http://ohsonline.com/articles/2010/08/03/free-materials-to-combat-distracted-driving.aspx.

Theme for Fire Prevention Week 2010 Announced

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has announced the theme for Fire Prevention Week, October 3-9, 2010. This year’s campaign, Smoke Alarms: A sound you can live with, focuses on the importance of smoke alarms in preventing fire deaths, injuries, and property loss. According to the NFPA, 2,755 people were killed and 13,160 were injured in home fires in 2008. Three out of every five home fire deaths were in a home with either no smoke alarms or where the smoke alarms were not working. When used properly, smoke alarms can reduce the risk of dying in a fire by half. This year’s theme focuses on how to choose, install, and maintain smoke alarms in the home. To find Fire Prevention Week planning materials, safety tips, statistical information, and other resources that can be used by fire departments, Fire Corps teams, and teachers, visit www.firepreventionweek.org. To order smoke alarms to install in your community through the First Alert Smoke Alarm Donation Program and to access a home safety inspection checklist, visit www.firecorps.org/prevention.

Photos from the April 2010 Tour of Gatorland

   

2010-2011 Central Florida Chapter Safety Professional of the Year Award

The Central Florida Chapter is excited to announce the Chapter Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) Award. The winner of this chapter award will receive chapter recognition, including a SPY statuette, and be submitted by the chapter to regional/society for the Edgar Monsanto Queeny SPY Award.

The Central Florida Chapter will be accepting nominations for the Chapter Award through September 1st, 2010. You can nominate yourself, or you can nominate someone else who you think is deserving of consideration for this important award. To make a nomination, complete the attached nomination form and submit it to the Awards and Honors Committee at scott.galas@disney.com no later than September 1st, 2010. If you would like to serve on the Awards and Honors Committee, contact Heather Earl at heather.earl@disney.com.

Free Government Images

Do you want FREE images to use in your training presentations. Get them from the government. Go to http://search.usa.gov/ and click on images for their searchable database.

2010 National Safety Observances

Date Event Sponsor
Feb 7-13 National Burn Awareness Week Shriners International Headquarters
Mar 1-31 Workplace Eyes Health & Safety Month Prevent Blindness America
Mar 14-20 National Poison Prevention Week Poison Prevention Council
Apr 1-30 Injury Prevention Month American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Apr 1-30 Distracted Driving Awareness Month National Safety Council and FocusDriven
Apr 1-30 Safe Digging Month Sunshine State One Call - 811
Apr 18-24 Train Safety Awareness Week Operation Lifesaver
Apr 26-30 Playground Safety Week National Program for Playground Safety
Apr 28 International Noise Awareness Day Center for Hearing and Communication
May 1 Keep Kids Alive - Drive 25 Day Keep Kids Alive - Drive 25
May 1-31 Motorcycle Safety Month National Highway Traffic Safety Admin
May 1-31 National Electrical Safety Month Electrical Safety Foundation International
May 2-8 North American Occupational Safety & Health Week American Society of Safety Engineers
May 5 Occupational Safety & Health Professionals Day American Society of Safety Engineers
May 9-15 Food Allergy Awareness Week Food Allergy & Anaphalaxys Network
May 15-21 National Safe Boating Week National Safe Boating Council
May 16-22 National Dog Bite Prevention Week Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
June 1-6 Prescription Drug Overdoes Prevention National Safety Council
June 1-30 National Safety Month National Safety Council
June 1-30 Home Safety Month Home Safety Council
June 6-12 Sun Safety Week Sun Safety Alliance
June 7-13 Teen Driving Safety National Safety Council
June 14-20 Preventing Overexertion at Work & Home National Safety Council
June 20-26 Lightning Safety Week NOAA
June 21-27 Dangers of Cell Phone Use While Driving National Safety Council
June 28-30 Summer Safety National Safety Council
June 27-5 Eye Safety Awareness Week United States Eye Injury Registry & American Society of Ocular Trauma
July 1-4 Fireworks Safety Week Prevent Blindness America
July 1-31 UV Safety Month American Academy of Ophthalmology
Sept 1-30 National Preparedness Month US Dept of Homeland Security
Sept 19-25 National Farm Safety & Health Week National Education Center for Agricultural Safety
Sept 20-26 National Child Passenger Safety Week National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Oct 1-31 National Crime Prevention Month National Crime Prevention Council
Oct 1-31 National Eye Injury Prevention Month American Academy of Ophthalmology
Oct 1-31 Halloween Safety Month Prevent Blindness America
Oct 3-9 National Fire Prevention Week National Fire Protection Association
Oct 4-8 Drive Safely Work Week Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
Oct 17-23 National School Bus Safety week National Association for Pupil Transportation
Oct 17-23 National Teen Driver Safety Week Young Driver Research Initative
Oct 18-24 National Drug-Free Work Week US Department of Labor
Nov 21-22 National Teens Don't Text & Drive Week Etiquette & Leadership Institute
Nov 25-30 Tie One On for Safety Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Dec 5-11 National Handwashing Awareness Week Henry the Hand Foundation

100 Women - Making a Difference in Safety

ASSE will celebrate its 100th anniversary on October 14, 2011. But WISE - Women in Safety Engineering is working now to commemorate this momentous occasion. We will honor 100 women who have, or are currently, making a difference through their work and dedication to protecting people, property and the environment.

In October 2009 WISE have began honoring up to four women in our monthly Newsletter, and we will continue to do so until October 2011. Then in October 2011, WISE will consolidate the profiles of those 100 dedicated women into a single publication, 100 Women – Making a Difference in Safety, and will début it at the 2011 ASSE Leadership Conference.

WISE plans to honor women throughout the ages who dedicate their lives to making a difference in the lives of other through their promotion and innovation in safety, health and environmental issues. The honorees will not all be ASSE members. And some paved the way long before ASSE was even founded, like Rebecca Luken who made a difference in manufacturing safety in the 1800’s. While others nominees, such as Trish Ennis and Terry Wigfall are ASSE members making a difference today. Our honorees will be diverse. They won’t all be public figures, well known, or famous; they will be everyday heroes making a difference in the lives of others through their commitment to protecting people, property and the environment.

Join us in our efforts to honor the women you know who are making, or have made, a difference by nominating them for this honor. Complete the nomination form below and send it to Terrie Norris at tsnorris@earthlink.net. The nomination form is also available on our web site at http://www.asse.org/practicespecialties/wise/. You will find the link to the nomination form by clicking on “100 Women Project” listed near the bottom of the column on the left side of the page.

If you would like to join us in this exciting project or to find out more information, please contact:

H1N1 – Swine Flu Information Page

In order to communicate pertinent information to our members, we have created a Swine Flu information page. If you’d like to share information with other members about Swine Flu, please send it to heather.earl@disney.com.

Occupational Health and Safety makes the top 10 career trends

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of occupational health and safety specialists and technicians is expected to increase 9 percent during the 2006-16 decade. Emergency preparedness will continue to increase in importance, creating demand for these workers. More specialists will be needed to cope with technological advances in safety equipment and threats, changing regulations, and increasing public expectations. In private industry, employment growth will reflect overall business growth and continuing self-enforcement of government and company regulations and policies. Click Here for more on the survey.

Contact Information

If you are an ASSE member and you are not receiving regular e-mails from the Central Florida Chapter, your e-mail address may not be updated with ASSE Society Headquarters. We keep in contact with you via the chapter rosters on file with Society Headquarters. Please check your info and update it by following these steps:

  1. Go to www.asse.org.
  2. Click on “address changes” on the left side of the home page.
  3. Log in with your member ID and password. Your password is typically your last name, unless you’ve changed it.
  4. A change of address request form will pop up.
  5. Check your info and update as needed.
  6. Click the "submit" button at the bottom of the page.